RnB singer, John Legend, referred to Kanye West’s recent meeting with President-elect Donald J. Trump as a “publicity stunt.”
According to Legend, whom Kanye had a hand in bringing his successful music career to limelight, “I don’t think it’s impossible to talk to [Donald Trump] about issues, but I won’t be used as a publicity stunt. I think Kanye was a publicity stunt,” the “Love Me Now” singer, 37, told Clique in a new interview while talking about West’s Monday, December 12, meeting with the controversial businessman.
On Tuesday, Kanye West met with Donald Trump at Trump Tower in NYC to, according to the rapper, discuss “multicultural issues.”
Omg, KANYE is at TRUMP TOWER right now pic.twitter.com/uFtVgbRgRz
— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) December 13, 2016
“I feel it is important to have a direct line of communication with our future President if we truly want change,” the “Famous” singer tweeted after their meeting. Prior to his tweets, a source confirmed to Us Weekly that West met with Trump to discuss life and that despite reports, he is not being considered for any role in Trump’s administration.
Like most celebrities, Legend was a staunch Hillary Clinton backer throughout the campaign and is married to one of Trump’s biggest haters, Chrissy Teigen, he added that he’s “pretty disappointed” in West after the rapper revealed his support for Trump.
West and Legend, both Grammy award winners, have been friends for some time and their wives, Kim Kardashian and Teigen, are also close; both couples attended one another’s weddings.
Teigen has yet to speak out about the meeting; meanwhile, according to an insider, Kardashian wasn’t surprised by it. “She respects her husband,” a source told Us. “Kim knew that Kanye supported Trump before this. Kim and Kanye definitely differ on their opinions — obviously, she voted for Hillary.”
When asked why Kanye was visiting, Trump said the two were “just friends” and called West a “good man.”
The two men refused to answer questions on whether West would perform at Trump’s inauguration in January.
West stood silently next to Trump. Asked why he wasn’t speaking, West said: “I just want to take a picture right now.”
Hours later, West sent out several tweets, including: “I feel it is important to have a direct line of communication with our future President if we truly want change” and “These issues included bullying, supporting teachers, modernizing curriculums, and violence in Chicago.”
At a November concert in California, West told the crowd he didn’t vote in the presidential election but if he had, he would have voted for Trump.
Kanye West, ever controversial, is known for his long history of being politically outspoken.
In 2005, he famously slammed then-President George W. Bush, saying the Republican didn’t “care about black people.”
